Kitchen-cabinet.



No. 70,222. f Patented lm. 30,. |902. H. N.l LATHRoP.

KITCHEN CABINET.

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No. 717,222. Patemd nec. 3o, |902,

H. N. LATHROP.

KITCHEN CABINET.

(Application led June 20, 1902.3

(No Model.)

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KITCHEN CABINET.

(Application led June 20` 1902.) (No Model.) 4 Sheets-Sheet 3.

No. 7|7,222. Patented Dec. 30. |902.

H. N. LATHBP. KITCHEN CABINET.

(Application filed June 20, 1902.)

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NrTED i STATES PATENT OFFICE.

i HORACE LATI-IROP, OF LONG LAKE, MINNESOTA.

KITCHEN CABINET.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N o. 717,222, datedDecember 30, 1902.

.ipiicaion inea June 2o, 1902.

T0 @ZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, HORACE N. LATHROP, a citizen of the United States,residing at Long Lake, in the county of Hennepin and State of Minnesota,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Kitchen-Cabinets;

and I do hereby declare the following to be a" Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a planview of the cabinet with some parts broken away. Fig-4 is a horizontalsection on the line Q04 m4 of Fig. 2. Fig. 5 is a vertical section onthe line x5 :c5 of Fig. 1, some parts being broken away. Fig. 6 is avertical section on theline 006906 of Fig.

5. Fig. 7 is a detail in horizontal section on theline 007ml of Fig. 2,some parts being broken away; and Fig. 8 is a detail in section on theline w8 .frs of Fig. 4.

The body of the cabinet is afforded by a rectangularcase o., preferablyconstructed of angle corner-columns a and metal side plates This caseis, as shown, divided into three compartments 1, 2, and 3. The uppercompartment 1 is formed between V.the top plate a3 and a horizontalpartition 0.4 of the case..

The shallow intermediate compartment 2 is formed between the horizontalpartition-plate a4 and a lower horizontal partition-plate a5 of saidcase. Thelower compartment 3 is formed between the partition-plate a5and the bottom plate a of the case. A drop-door 1fL opens through thefront side of the case into the compartment 1, and in a similar manner asmaller drop-door 2a opens in to the intermediate compartment 2.

The lower compartment 3 1s provided at one side with a series of shelvesb, and at its other side it is provided with an ice-box b', which Fig. 2'is a section on the line m2 fr* ofY Serial No. 112,419- (N model.)

is adapted to contain a cake 0f ice z. (Indicated in Figs. 5 and 6 bybroken lines.)

b2 indicates a drip-tube, which leads from theicesupporting shelf b3within the ice-chest b through the bottom a6 of the case or cabinet.

A pair of laterally-swinging doors c and c' open through thefro'nt`plate of the cabinet in line,- respectively, with the shelves b andice-box b'.

The drop-door 1FL is pivoted at a7 by means of trunnions, which areswiveled through the forward`corner-angles a at such points that theupper surface of said door when turned down into a horizontal position(indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 2) will lie flush with and form anoutward extension of the horizontal partition a4, and, furthermore, atits inner edge it is rounded, as indicated at as, so as to engage aconcaved edge a9 of the shelf a4 and form a tight joint therewith. 2.)To limit the downward movement of the door la, it is provided withpivoted and slotted straps 0.10,which coperate with' pins a on theforward angle-corners a'. When the door 1a is closed, the straps d10turn up into inoperative positions, as indicated by full lines in Fig.2; but when said door is turned down, so as to constitute a shelf ortable, the upper kextremities of the slotted straps engage the i pins@Hand securely support the said door in its horizontal position. The topplate a3 of .the case or cabinet is provided with a hinged door orclosure cd2.

Within the upper compartment 1 is a revolving bin having a plurality ofradial compartments with open bottoms and with a supporting-table belowthe same. This rotary bin is preferably made up of three large com-YVpartmentsf and three'smaller compartments f, which compartments arealternated and are formed by vertical partition-plates f2 and 4acylindrical outer shell or case f3, all of which parts are rigidlyconnected to a verticallydisposed rotary spindle 3f. The spindle 3f isprovided at its lower end with a sleeve or hub g, which works throughthe plate a4 and is provided with an upper flange g and a lower iiangeg2. The lower iiange g2 rests upon bearing-balls g3, which inturn aresupported by a suitable runway formed in a bearing-block g4 on thepartition plate a5.

To the upper fiange g is rigidly secured a ro- (See Fig.

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tary disk-like table or shelf g5, to which in turn the lower end of thecylindrical outer section f3 of the rotary bin is rigidly secured. Thethree bins f are provided with hopperlike bottoms f4, which inclineinward and lead to contracted discharge-openings f5. In like manner thesmaller compartments f are provided with hopper-like bottoms f6, whichincline inward and terminate in dischargeopenings f7. Thedischarge-openings f5 and f7 of the compartmentsfand f open a shortdistance above the rotary table or shelf g5 and near the central portionthereof, so that materialsuch as Iiour, sugar, or mealwhich escapestherethrough will arrange itself on the said table approximately asindicated by the dotted lines z' in Fig. 2. The cylindrical shell f3 iscut away at f8 below the hopper-bottoms fL1 and f6 to afford access tothe material which escapes from the compartments fand f onto the rotarytable g5. Hinged doors ff and f1@ open, respectively, into the tops ofthe compartments fand f'. The upper end of the spindle 3f is steadied bya bracket f, suitably secured to the upper portion of the case n, asshown in Figs. 2 and 3.

Following quite closely the front portion of the rotary bin andextending transversely across the compartment l, near the top of theopening closed by the door l, is a segmental shelf k, provided withperforations in which cans m are adapted to be inserted, as shown inFigs. 4 and 8. These cans are preferably provided with removable tops mand with flanges or beads m2, the latter of which prevent the cans fromslipping through the perforations in said shelf. These cans m areadapted to contain spices and various other articles, such as soda,baking-powder, and the like.

The compartmentsfand f' of the rotary bin are adapted to contain suchcommodities as flour, meal, sugar and various other pulverized orgranulated substances. For instance, three kinds of fiouror groundcereals might be placed in the three large compartments f, and in thethree small compartments f might be placed sugar, salt, and rice. Ofcourse said compartments may be used in any desired Way and the numberthereof may be varied.

It is evident that by turning the rotary bin anyone of the compartmentsthereof may be brought into line with the door 1, which In theintermediate compartment 2 may be placed kitchen or other tools orutensils that are not too large, and the compartment also affords anopening through which an oil-can may be inserted to oil the bearings g3.The shelves bafford a sort of a cupboard, and upon the same may beplaced anyarticles which are to be kept cool.

It is thought to be evident that a cabinet of the above character willbe found eX- tremely convenient in all kitchens. All articles placedtherein will be kept dry and will be securely protected from insects andvermin, such as rats and mice, as well as from dirt and dust.

What I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the UnitedStates, is as follows:

l. In a kitchen-cabinet, the combination with a case having a door atone side, of a rotary bin mounted therein and provided with a pluralityof radial compartments having bottom discharge-openings, and a diskliketable or shelf located below said bin spaced apart from thedischarge-openings thereof, but mounted to rotate with said bin todeliver the various articles in line with the door, substantially asdescribed.

2. In a kitchen-cabinet, the combination with a case having a door atone side, of a rotary bin mounted therein and provided with a pluralityof radial compartments with hopper-like bottoms, and bottomdischargeopenings, and a disk-like table or shelf 1ocated below saidbin, spaced from the discharge-openings thereof but mounted to r0- tatewith the said bin to deliver the various articles in line with the saiddoor, substantially as described.

3. The combination with a case provided in one side with drop-door, ofthe rotary bin made up of the relatively large bins f and small bins finclosed by the same cylindrical shell f3, said compartments havinghopperlike bottoms terminating in bottom dischargeopenings, and thedisk-like table or shelf g5 secured to the lower extremity of said shellf3 below the discharge-openings of .said compartments, the said shell f3being cut away at f8, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.v

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

HORACE N. LATI-IROP.

Witnesses:

E. H. KELIHER, F. D. MERCHANT.

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